Good afternoon. This is Emilio Casalicchio. WEDNESDAY CHEAT SHEET — Rachel Reeves tried to fend off Trump tariffs and gave a big Heathrow hint in a bid …

Good Wednesday morning. This is Sam Blewett. DRIVING THE DAY RACHEL DOES DAVOS: Rachel Reeves will embrace the uphill task of promoting the British economy to the …

Good afternoon. This is Emilio Casalicchio at the Government Digital Service office in Whitechapel. More on that further down the email. TUESDAY CHEAT SHEET — Ministers are …

Good Tuesday morning. This is Andrew McDonald. LAST NIGHT IN WASHINGTON WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING: The Donald Trump show got very, very real. The speeches, awkward kisses …

Good afternoon. This is Emilio Casalicchio. MONDAY CHEAT SHEET — Donald Trump said his second term in the White House will be “a thrilling new era of …

Good Monday morning. This is Andrew McDonald, in your inbox bright and early for the first time as an author of this morning newsletter. Nice quiet day …

Good afternoon. This is Emilio Casalicchio. PLEASE DON’T BLAME US: Parliament drinking hole Strangers’ Bar will close from the start of next week for a security review after my …

Good Friday morning. This is Sam Blewett. DRIVING THE DAY DONALDS DOMINATE: Keir Starmer arrives in Poland today on Day 2 of his tour to shore up …

Good afternoon. This is Emilio Casalicchio. THURSDAY CHEAT SHEET — Conservative Kemi Badenoch made news on a new grooming gangs probe despite not really meaning to this …

WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING: Joe Biden used his farewell address to warn that an “oligarchy is taking shape in America of extreme wealth, power and influence.” In …

Good afternoon. This is Emilio Casalicchio. LIKELY TO DOMINATE: A cease-fire and hostages deal between Israel and Hamas looks imminent. Reuters reported in the past half hour …

Good Wednesday morning. This is Stefan Boscia. DRIVING THE DAY SURELY CAN’T MISS: Kemi Badenoch will be spoilt for choice at PMQs this lunchtime as the Tory leader …

Good afternoon. This is Emilio Casalicchio. TUESDAY CHEAT SHEET — Under-fire anti-corruption minister Tulip Siddiq quit amid a corruption probe. — The government’s ethics adviser did not …

Good Tuesday morning. This is Stefan Boscia. WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING: Donald Trump “engaged in an unprecedented criminal effort” to stay in power by overturning the results of …

Good afternoon. This is Emilio Casalicchio. HOUSEKEEPING NOTE: The bosses at POLITICO towers announced at noon some significant personnel moves even more exciting than whether Rachel Reeves …

Good Monday morning. This is Dan Bloom. DRIVING THE DAY IT’S AI DAY: Keir Starmer will welcome our robot overlords with a speech this morning lavishing praise …

Good afternoon. This is Andrew McDonald. FRIDAY’S CHEAT SHEET — Rachel Reeves arrived in China for her weekend of growth-seeking. — But back in Westminster, the economic …

Good Friday morning. This is Dan Bloom. DRIVING THE DAY SHANGHAI NOON: Rachel Reeves will land in China today to hunt for growth at her moment of …

Good afternoon. This is Emilio Casalicchio. THURSDAY CHEAT SHEET — Opposition MPs tried to scotch Rachel Reeves’ trip to China amid market turmoil. — Liz Truss leapt …

Good Thursday morning. This is Dan Bloom. DRIVING THE DAY STARTERS FOR TEN: Market jitters, small boat crossings and the mounting demands of the incoming U.S. president …